Awards & Recognition

Princeton University Press books have won numerous awards, including six Pulitzer Prizes, five Bancroft Prizes, three National Book Awards, and hundreds of major awards from academic organizations. Dozens of Press authors have been awarded the most prestigious academic prizes in the world, including the Nobel Prize in economics, physics, chemistry, medicine, and literature, the Fields Medal, and the Holberg Prize. To inquire about our awards program, including for nomination calls and author requests, please contact Steve_Stillman@press.princeton.edu.

Nobel Prize–Winning Authors

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The Individualists: Radicals, Reactionaries, and the Struggle for the Soul of Libertarianism
Matt Zwolinski and John Tomasi A Marginal Revolution Best Non-Fiction Book

Betye Saar: Heart of a Wanderer
Diana Seave Greenwald Shortlisted for the Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award, College Art Association
An Art Newspaper Top Art Book of the Year

The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars: Cheating and Deception in the Living World
Lixing Sun A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Winner of the PROSE Award in Popular Science and Mathematics, Association of American Publishers

Field Guide to North American Flycatchers: Empidonax and Pewees
Cin-Ty Lee and Andrew Birch An American Birding Association Best Bird Book of the Year
A Birdbooker Report Best Bird Book of the Year
A British Trust for Ornithology Best Bird Book of the Year

Democracy Erodes from the Top: Leaders, Citizens, and the Challenge of Populism in Europe
Larry M. Bartels A Foreign Affairs Best of Books

Virtual You: How Building Your Digital Twin Will Revolutionize Medicine and Change Your Life
Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield A Financial Times Best Summer Book
A Financial Times Best Book of the Year: Science

The Dean of Shandong: Confessions of a Minor Bureaucrat at a Chinese University
Daniel A. Bell A Financial Times Best Summer Book
A Financial Times Best Book of the Year- Politics

The Lion: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation of an Iconic Species
Craig Packer A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year

Radical by Nature: The Revolutionary Life of Alfred Russel Wallace
James T. Costa A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Winner of the PROSE Award in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, Association of American Publishers

The Roots of Urban Renaissance: Gentrification and the Struggle over Harlem, Expanded Edition
Brian D. Goldstein Winner of the John Friedmann Book Award, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
Winner of the Lewis Mumford Prize, Society of City and Regional Planning History

Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews, and the Holocaust
Ari Joskowicz Winner of the Ernst Fraenkel Prize, Wiener Holocaust Library
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, Holocaust Category
Winner of the George L. Mosse Prize, American Historical Association

The Soviet Century: Archaeology of a Lost World
Karl Schlögel A Financial Times Best Summer Book
A Financial Times Best Book of the Year- History
A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year
A Seminary Co-Op Notable Book of the Year